65fit
Loring Park
$1K median rent
The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop.
WaterfrontWalk 54Safety 53
Minneapolis/Lowry Hill
45fit
Lowry Hill
Official neighborhood: Lowry Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Mansions on the hill above the Walker. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes.
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
74
14 violent · 146 property · 39.7 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+24 vs city set
Schools
71
Rating 8.0 / 10 nearby+22 vs city set
Walk
11
OSM: 0 groceries · 1 cafes · 37 transit · 34 parks-11 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,275 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
14
OSM: 1 cafes · 3 restaurants · 2 bars · 34 parks-8 vs city set
Commute to work
From Lowry Hill, a typical weekday is 18 min to Downtown, 28 min to University, 18 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
18 min
Nicollet, Target Field · -1 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
University
28 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · +3 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
18 min
Uptown and the lakes · at the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,275 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 14% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($107K) could “afford” about $2,679 a month at 30% of pay.
58% of households rent. Median home value is $804,000.
ACS median rent
$1,275
30% income budget
$2,679
Rent / income
14%
Median home
$804,000
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Lowry Hill is 7% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 0 groceries, 1 cafe, 34 parks, and 37 transit stops.
You will likely ride or drive for a weekly shop. Parks are close — 34 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (37 stops or stations).
1 cafes and 3 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 0 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
4,031
Median age
36.6
Median income
$107K
Renters
58%
Bachelor+
73%
Violent / 1k
3.5
Property / 1k
36.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streets
Crime is MPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Mansions on the hill above the Walker Art Center. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes. It is old Minneapolis money in official neighborhood clothing — elm canopy, stone houses, a ridge that looks at downtown.
You will not find a party street. You will find the sculpture garden and a short walk to Uptown’s restaurants. Weight safety and family. Cost is the barrier, not the commute.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
27 reports
- Parking Violation7
- Graffiti - Open3115
- Debris in the Street or Alley2
- Parking Violation - Open3112
- Suspicious Activity2
- Graffiti complaint / reporting
- Plan Review Callback
- Debris in the Street or Alley
- Parking Violation - Open311
- Street Light - New
Minneapolis 311 (2026 public cases), last 14 days, mapped to official neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Minneapolis that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/Minneapolis posts in this snapshot mentioned Lowry Hill.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Lowry Hill safe?
Lowry Hill sits on the quieter side of this Minneapolis map (safety 74 vs city 50). MPD logged 3.5 violent and 36.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 39.7 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Lowry Hill?
ACS median rent is $1,275 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 58% of households rent. Median home value is $804,000. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Lowry Hill walkable?
Walk is 11 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 0 groceries, 1 cafes, 37 transit stops, 34 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Lowry Hill good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.0 / 10. Median age is 36.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Lowry Hill?
18 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Lowry Hill?
About 4,031 people. Median income $107K. 73% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Lowry Hill?
Cedar-Isles-Dean, Loring Park, East Isles sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Lowry Hill vs Cedar-Isles-Dean.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Lowry Hill vs Cedar-Isles-DeanLowry Hill vs Loring ParkLowry Hill vs East Isles
48fit
Cedar-Isles-Dean
$2K median rent
Between Cedar Lake and the Isles. Quiet streets, a trail system, and a name that is three neighborhoods glued together.
WaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 12Safety 89
39fit
East Bde Maka Ska
$2K median rent
The lake used to be Calhoun; the official name is East Bde Maka Ska. Beach, trail, and the west edge of Uptown.
WaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 0Safety 79
37fit
Lowry Hill East
$1K median rent
The Wedge is the search term; Lowry Hill East is the official polygon. Hennepin bars on one edge, quieter streets on the other. Part of what people call Uptown.
NightlifeWalk 22Safety 0
36fit
East Isles
$1K median rent
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 9Safety 21